hi I’m Pete from Jamie’s food team and today I’m going to show you how to cut
today I’m going to show you how to cut
today I’m going to show you how to cut bruton vegetables into matchsticks now
bruton vegetables into matchsticks now
bruton vegetables into matchsticks now I’ve got my board set up here cloth
I’ve got my board set up here cloth
I’ve got my board set up here cloth under it as usual stop it moving about
under it as usual stop it moving about
under it as usual stop it moving about I’ve got a cook’s knife which is nice
I’ve got a cook’s knife which is nice
I’ve got a cook’s knife which is nice and sharp perhaps a little bigger than
and sharp perhaps a little bigger than
and sharp perhaps a little bigger than you might think you’d need but I’ll show
you might think you’d need but I’ll show
you might think you’d need but I’ll show you why later on my first thing I’m
you why later on my first thing I’m
you why later on my first thing I’m gonna do is an apple so here’s my Apple
gonna do is an apple so here’s my Apple
gonna do is an apple so here’s my Apple as you can see it’s a lovely copses
as you can see it’s a lovely copses
as you can see it’s a lovely copses apple it’s a bit bent and squint but
apple it’s a bit bent and squint but
apple it’s a bit bent and squint but it’s still going to taste great a lot of
it’s still going to taste great a lot of
it’s still going to taste great a lot of chefs tie themselves in knots trying to
chefs tie themselves in knots trying to
chefs tie themselves in knots trying to get perfect perfect matchstick pieces
get perfect perfect matchstick pieces
get perfect perfect matchstick pieces all exactly the same size and they waste
all exactly the same size and they waste
all exactly the same size and they waste a lot of the fruit and they waste a lot
a lot of the fruit and they waste a lot
a lot of the fruit and they waste a lot of time really it doesn’t make any
of time really it doesn’t make any
of time really it doesn’t make any difference to how things eat how things
difference to how things eat how things
difference to how things eat how things taste so we’re gonna use the whole apple
taste so we’re gonna use the whole apple
taste so we’re gonna use the whole apple and I’ll show you how so first thing cut
and I’ll show you how so first thing cut
and I’ll show you how so first thing cut it in half I always say the apples got a
it in half I always say the apples got a
it in half I always say the apples got a core but I’m not worried about this
core but I’m not worried about this
core but I’m not worried about this chorus fine to eat and extra texture to
chorus fine to eat and extra texture to
chorus fine to eat and extra texture to the salad so I’m not going to cut around
the salad so I’m not going to cut around
the salad so I’m not going to cut around it and waste half the Apple so there’s
it and waste half the Apple so there’s
it and waste half the Apple so there’s half the Apple here I’ll put it facedown
half the Apple here I’ll put it facedown
half the Apple here I’ll put it facedown and then with my knife I’ll just cut
slices of Apple down like that onto the
slices of Apple down like that onto the board now make them as thick or as thin
board now make them as thick or as thin
board now make them as thick or as thin as you like
so next thing I’ll do take a few of
so next thing I’ll do take a few of these turn them on the side like that
these turn them on the side like that
these turn them on the side like that see I’ll get the knife made them all
see I’ll get the knife made them all
see I’ll get the knife made them all nice and even and then just cut down
nice and even and then just cut down
nice and even and then just cut down again and you’ve got little matchsticks
right as you can see they’re not perfect
right as you can see they’re not perfect matchsticks
matchsticks
matchsticks they’re not even matchsticks but that
they’re not even matchsticks but that
they’re not even matchsticks but that doesn’t really matter if you want to
doesn’t really matter if you want to
doesn’t really matter if you want to practice all day and all night so you
practice all day and all night so you
practice all day and all night so you can get them perfectly then go right
can get them perfectly then go right
can get them perfectly then go right ahead but for the purposes of this salad
ahead but for the purposes of this salad
ahead but for the purposes of this salad it looks nice it’ll eat nice and work
it looks nice it’ll eat nice and work
it looks nice it’ll eat nice and work perfectly well so I just cut the rest
perfectly well so I just cut the rest
perfectly well so I just cut the rest here know a few bits now when you’re
here know a few bits now when you’re
here know a few bits now when you’re holding the apple slices with your hand
holding the apple slices with your hand
holding the apple slices with your hand tuck your fingers in a bit so your
tuck your fingers in a bit so your
tuck your fingers in a bit so your fingers out and your nails are on going
fingers out and your nails are on going
fingers out and your nails are on going eyes you’d only cutting your nails tuck
eyes you’d only cutting your nails tuck
eyes you’d only cutting your nails tuck your fingers in and then you can always
your fingers in and then you can always
your fingers in and then you can always touch the knife the flat of the knife
touch the knife the flat of the knife
touch the knife the flat of the knife against the edge of your fingers there
against the edge of your fingers there
against the edge of your fingers there so you know it’s in a right place and
so you know it’s in a right place and
so you know it’s in a right place and then just cut straight down helps of you
then just cut straight down helps of you
then just cut straight down helps of you knife is sharp because it’s not sharp
knife is sharp because it’s not sharp
knife is sharp because it’s not sharp you aimed at home depress and that’s
you aimed at home depress and that’s
you aimed at home depress and that’s when things start skinning about and
when things start skinning about and
when things start skinning about and that’s when fingers get cut so sharp
that’s when fingers get cut so sharp
that’s when fingers get cut so sharp knife be very careful in your fingers
knife be very careful in your fingers
knife be very careful in your fingers just cut cleanly and quickly down and
just cut cleanly and quickly down and
just cut cleanly and quickly down and they’re in your matchsticks so I do
they’re in your matchsticks so I do
they’re in your matchsticks so I do these the very last minute before you
these the very last minute before you
these the very last minute before you only use them because as soon as Apple
only use them because as soon as Apple
only use them because as soon as Apple gets exposed to the air it starts going
gets exposed to the air it starts going
gets exposed to the air it starts going Brown so this is a last minute job don’t
Brown so this is a last minute job don’t
Brown so this is a last minute job don’t let that make you hurry it because that
let that make you hurry it because that
let that make you hurry it because that when you hurry with nayad that’s when
when you hurry with nayad that’s when
when you hurry with nayad that’s when you cut yourself
now carrots you peel them first of
now carrots you peel them first of course take the ends off and then look
course take the ends off and then look
course take the ends off and then look at the size of the carrot and I think
at the size of the carrot and I think
at the size of the carrot and I think I’ll probably get two matchsticks off
I’ll probably get two matchsticks off
I’ll probably get two matchsticks off that I’ll cut it in half they both by
that I’ll cut it in half they both by
that I’ll cut it in half they both by the right size and then turn the camera
the right size and then turn the camera
the right size and then turn the camera on its side and just cut one little
on its side and just cut one little
on its side and just cut one little slice off the edge so that when you turn
slice off the edge so that when you turn
slice off the edge so that when you turn it over its steady and it doesn’t rock
it over its steady and it doesn’t rock
it over its steady and it doesn’t rock so much okay so just like the Apple
so much okay so just like the Apple
so much okay so just like the Apple fingers in sharp knife thin slices
this is where you’re really glad get a
this is where you’re really glad get a nice sharp knife
practice makes perfect with this doesn’t
practice makes perfect with this doesn’t matter if not all of them go straight
matter if not all of them go straight
matter if not all of them go straight through they’ll still eat fine there you
through they’ll still eat fine there you
through they’ll still eat fine there you go you might be left with an ND bit but
go you might be left with an ND bit but
go you might be left with an ND bit but that’s fine better you’re left with that
that’s fine better you’re left with that
that’s fine better you’re left with that then you cut your finger and there’s a
then you cut your finger and there’s a
then you cut your finger and there’s a whole lot of nice thin carrot slices so
whole lot of nice thin carrot slices so
whole lot of nice thin carrot slices so like the Apple pile a few of them up and
like the Apple pile a few of them up and
like the Apple pile a few of them up and cut them nice and thinly there you go
cut them nice and thinly there you go
cut them nice and thinly there you go now they’re not all perfect length and
now they’re not all perfect length and
now they’re not all perfect length and are all perfect up some chefs get very
are all perfect up some chefs get very
are all perfect up some chefs get very precious about this but they look nice
precious about this but they look nice
precious about this but they look nice they’ll be delicious and that’s how to
they’ll be delicious and that’s how to
they’ll be delicious and that’s how to cut carrot matchsticks now there’s some
cut carrot matchsticks now there’s some
cut carrot matchsticks now there’s some other tools you can use to help you cut
other tools you can use to help you cut
other tools you can use to help you cut lovely thin carrot matchsticks or any
lovely thin carrot matchsticks or any
lovely thin carrot matchsticks or any other root beds for that matter this is
other root beds for that matter this is
other root beds for that matter this is one of them it’s a speed peeler with
one of them it’s a speed peeler with
one of them it’s a speed peeler with some little sharp edges on it here and
some little sharp edges on it here and
some little sharp edges on it here and use it just the same way as you do a
use it just the same way as you do a
use it just the same way as you do a speed peeler and I’ll show you how so
speed peeler and I’ll show you how so
speed peeler and I’ll show you how so I’ll just move this carrot out of the
I’ll just move this carrot out of the
I’ll just move this carrot out of the way who’s a new camera long thin one I’m
way who’s a new camera long thin one I’m
way who’s a new camera long thin one I’m going to lay it down on the table and
going to lay it down on the table and
going to lay it down on the table and there really is this imagine you’re
there really is this imagine you’re
there really is this imagine you’re peeling it
you drag that down length the carrot and
you drag that down length the carrot and you end up with lovely strips these are
you end up with lovely strips these are
you end up with lovely strips these are quite long but we can cut them in half
quite long but we can cut them in half
quite long but we can cut them in half after we peeled them
now you can either leave your carrot
now you can either leave your carrot bits like that they’re quite nice and a
bits like that they’re quite nice and a
bits like that they’re quite nice and a salad or you can cut them in half if you
salad or you can cut them in half if you
salad or you can cut them in half if you want more matchstick size that nice and
want more matchstick size that nice and
want more matchstick size that nice and English and that’s how you can’t fruit
English and that’s how you can’t fruit
English and that’s how you can’t fruit and veg into matchsticks
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